71 DT, using that red wheel, I assume you hold the tube perpendicular to wheel and use a pretty light touch?

Yes. But the typical 3600 rpm bench grinder/buffer is difficult to control. The variable speed is much easier. But I paid $1,100 for the Jet. It's also very heavy with all the windings in it and is very smooth.

Yeah, I thought that might be the case and noticed it’s hard to find low rpm grinder for low $$…
Looks like I’ll be using elbow grease…
Thanks

PHYLLO…Pedalcrazy is from my days of collecting and restoring children’s pedal cars. I had about 60 cars in my collection dating from 1915 with a wooden frame to the late 60s. I just kept that name because I used to go all over and have connections in that field. Would have loved to learn lead guitar…tried learning but gave it up.

Ha! Pedalcrazy, love that explanation for your username! Do you still have some cars? If you could see the collection of overdrive pedals I have for guitar, you'd see why I went there.... might be a good name for me, too!